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tdphys

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From: Lower Mainland

Registered: 2005-06-14

Posts: 50

login script?

I would like to start fetchmail and X automatically after my user has logged into my Arch Box.   Doing this in my .bashrc file has the side effect of trying to start X and fetchmail every time a terminal is opened.  Is there any other way to have a users specified login script?

Thanks

Dusty

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From: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Registered: 2004-01-18

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Re: login script?

I use this:

  if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ $(tty) == /dev/vc/1 ]; then
      startx
  fi

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tdphys

Member

From: Lower Mainland

Registered: 2005-06-14

Posts: 50

Re: login script?

Thanks guys, the Dusty's way worked,

I suppose the $- way should work, but I found that
$- = himBH for both logins and terms... so somethings probably screwed
up on my computer.. :